Coin-receptacle.



J. B. HUDDLE.

COIN RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. \4, 191a.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

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COIN RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14. me.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

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J. B HUDDLE.

C(HN RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1916.

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JOHN B. HUDIDLE, OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS.

COIN-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

Application filed September 14, 1916. Serial No. 120,024.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN B. HUBBLE, a citizenof the United States, residing at the city of East St. Louis, county ofSt. Clair, and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulCoin-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automatically registering coin receptaclesparticularly adapted for use for re istering fares in prepayment streetcars, or other passenger vehicles, and also for receiving andregistering the admission fees theaters and the like. It is likewiseadaptable for use in connection with vending machines of various types.

An object of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle of the classdescribed including audible and visible means for registering thedeposit of the separate coins, and also a permanent register indicatingthe totals of coins deposited in the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to equi a coin receptacle of theclass described with a coin receiving slot wherein the deposited coinsare held in view for inspection, with means for deflecting into asupplemental chute coins of a different character than those adapted tobe received and registered by the device.

Another obj ectof the invention is to equip a device of the classdescribed with adjustable means for determining the number of coins tobe held in the coin retaining slot, with provision for releasing coinsfrom the slot automatically or manually.

Another object of the invention is to equip a coin receptacle havingcoin registering means with a supplemental registering device forregistering fares other than cash fares deposited in the receptacle.

In addition to the foregoing objects other valuable features andadvantages attainable from the present invention will be recognized bythose skilled in the art from the following detailed disclosure of aconstruction forming one embodimentof the invention. which isillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the coin receptacle embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the receptacle.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the receptacle having the front plate removed.

4 is a rear view of the receptacle with the back plate removed.

Fig. 5 is a cross section through the upper part of the receptacle takensubstantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of certain parts of the coinregistering mechanlsm.

Fig. 7 is a vertical cross sect-ion through the same parts takensubstantially on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

.Fig. 8 is an enlarged detailed view of the locking member for the coingate.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the coin gate.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the locking elements for the coinwheel.

Fig. 11 is a perspective detailed view of a form of bracket in which thecoin gate and locking element for the coin wheel is supported.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a form of spring for actuating the coingate and locking member for the coin wheel.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail View of the mechanism for supporting thecoins in the coin slot and for automatically and manually releasing thesame.

Fig. 14 is an elevation of the supplemental registering device.

Fig. 15 is a plan view of the same mechanism.

Fig. 16 is a side elevation of the mechanism.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings the caseincludes a. metal frame 1 in which is supported transverse partitionwall 2, which frame is fitted with a back plate 3 and a front plate Thebottom end of the back plate 3 is extended and curved under the bottomof t 1e frame 1 forming a coin receiving compartment 5. An opening 6 iscut in the up-turned wall of the extension permitting access of the handfor removal of the coin that drops into the compartment. The case ispreferably formed from metal, the frame work being a cast structure andthe front and rear plates being of pressed sheet metal. In order toretain the parts of the case in assembled relation, the frame 1 isprovided with ears or brackets 7, and tie rods 8 are extended throughperforations in the front and back plates, the rear end of the rodsbeing provided with screw heads and the front ends being threaded toreceive wing-nuts 9, thereby providing means for removably securing thepartsof the case in adjustment. The eX- tended ends of the tie rods areperforated so that wire seals 10 may be placed through the perforationsand sealed, so that it may be ascertained whether or not the case hasbeen disassembled after adjustment.

The walls of the back plate are deflected inwardly as shown at 11 towarda longitudinal opening 12 in which may be fitted glass or othertranslucent material which is adjacent to a portion of the coinreceiving slot, so that the coins in the slot may be viewed from theexterior of the case. The front plate 1 is equipped with a similarlyformed deflection of the walls as shown at 13 and an opening 1d, theopening 1% lying adjacent to the front face of the coin slot so that thecoins in from the front of In the upper portion formed a roundopeningthe case for inspection. of the front plate is 15 having a translucent"closure 16 behind which is arranged the indicating dial of theregistering mechanism.

'A coin hopper 17 extends upwardly from the top wall of the frame member1, said hopper opening into a coin receiving chute 18. The chute 18 isformed from angle strips 19 and 20 which are supported against the rearface of the plate 2 adjacent to the opening from the hopper. The anglestrips 19 and 20 are so d'sposed with respect to each other that thespace between them is slightly in excess of the diameter of the coin forthe reception of which the device is designed. Within the chute 18 isarranged a coin gate for controlling the admission of the coin into thecoin registering mechanism and the coin retaining chute 21 into whichthe chute 18 opens. The coin gate between the chutes 18 and 21 comprisesthe elements illustrated perspectively in Fig. 9.

The coin gateincludes a swinging member 22 which is pivoted on a rod 23and operates through a vertical slot 24 formed in the plate 2 at thecenter of the back wall of the chute 18. The lower end of the member 22has a downwardly inclined enlargementor shoulder 25. A horizontal plate26 is connected with the member 22 and is adapted to operate in ahorizontal slot 27 formed in the plate 2 and crossing the vertical slot2%. At one edge of the plate 26 is an upwardly turned lip 28 having itsfront edge inclined so that the forward edges of the shoulder 25 and thelip 28 are in substantially the same inclined planes. The front edge ofthe plate 26 at. the base of the inclined edge of the shoulder 25 isinclined downwardly, so that when a coin is inserted in the chute 18 itrides against the front face of the shoulder 25 and of thelip 28 andover the edge of the plate 26.v The pivot rod 23 on which the coin gateis mounted is supported in a bracket 37 secured to the plate 2. A springthe slot may be viewed.

nae'noss 39 issecured to the plate 2 and is formed with an opening 40through which the lower portion of the bracket 37 extends. The bracket37 has an opening 11 therein through which a lug 12 on the plate 22projects. The upper edge 43 of the spring 39 bears against the lug 42and normally actuates the coin gate forwardly through the slots 24and'27 constituting a closure across the chute 18.

A gate lock comprising a U-shaped member 30 pivoted at 31 on the plate 2engages in a notch 32 in one end of the plate 26. The member 30 isdesigned to normally swing inwardly within the chute 18, the arm,thereof extending into the chute engaging in the slot 32 and holding thegate across the chute '18 preventing a coin from passing downwardly inthe chute 18 until the member 30 has been swung outwardly anddisengagedffrom the notch 32. When a coin of the diameter for which themachine is designed enters the chute 18 the weight of the coin operatingagainst the arm of the member 30 extending into the chute, swings thearm laterally out of engagement with the notch 32, and the pressure ofthe coin on the bevel edge of the shoulder 25 and of the lip 28 causesthe gate to swing outwardly, permitting the coin to move down,-

wardly by gravity in the chute 18.

A supplemental chute for discharging coins of smaller diameter than willoperate the lock for the gate is provided and comprises a run-way 33having a discharge opening 34 at the exterior of the machine. The rearwall of the run-way 33 at the upper portion-isthe forward wall of thechute 18, so that when the coin gate remains locked the coin inserted inthe chute 18 will be deflected over its forward wall and into therun-way 33 passing by gravity into the discharge opening 34, theinclined edges of the shoulder 25, the lip 28 and the plate 26deflecting the coin in the supplemental chute or run-way.

When coins of the character designed to operate the gate lock areinserted in the chute 18 the gate will be operated as above described torelease the coins into the bottom of the chute 18. At this point in thechute18 is placed a locking device for the coin wheel. The coin wheellocking device comprises a swinging member including averticallydisposed plate and a horizontally disposed plate 36. and issupported to swing in a bracket 37 of the same construc tion as the coingate supporting bracket.

As the support and actuating means for the coin gate and for the coinwheel locking device are the same it is unnecessary to repeat adescription of the details thereof. suffice, it to that by means of thespring construction already described the locking member is normallyactuated so that it pro- 7 jects into the chute 18 and the end of theplate 36 is thereby held so that it constitutes an abutment for theteeth of the coin wheel at. The coin a shaft, one end of which isjournaled in bracket and the other end of which extends through theplate 2 and is entrained with the registering device. The coin wheel hasformed in its periphery a plurality of notches 46 ot semi-circularcontour and of a diameter sufficient to accommodate the coins which themachine is designed to register.

Coins inserted in the chute 18 and passing below the coin gate swing thecoin wheel locking device backwardly against the tendency of the spring39 and enter the respective notches 46. The weight of the coin in thenotch 46 rotates the coin wheel 4stone tooth, the movement or" the coinwheel being arrested by the locking member swinging forwardly in passedout of engagement therewith and into a recess in the coin wheel. he coinwheel shaft l7 is entrained with a mechanically operated adding andregistering device 48 of known construction which operates to registerthe total of the coins passing through the device. Any suitable mechanical mechanism for coordinating the registering elements with thecoin wheel may be employed, and it is unnecessary for the presentpurposes to describe in detail the construction of t 1e registeringelement per 86.

Upon the end of the shaft 47 of the coin wheel is an indicating pointer49 which adapted to cooperate with a scale 50. The purpose oi thepointer 4-9 and the scale 50 is to indicate visually the deposit of theseparate coins so that it may be observed whether each individual coinas it is placed in the box is properly registered.

After the coins have passed through the portion of the chute adjacent tothe coin wheel and the coin wheel is operated to register the passage ofthe coin, it drops into the chute 21. The chute 21 is formed from ametal frame 51 attached to the plate 2, the front wall of the framehaving out out portions therein, and the portion, of the plate 2adjacent to the chute also being cut away so that a series of coins heldin the chute 21 are in view through the openings in the front and backplates of the receptacle. The chute 21 opens into the receivingcompartment or chamber at the bottom of the receptacle, but the passageof the coins from the chute 21 is controlled by a retaining mechanismwhich operates to discharge the series of coins from the chute 21 intothe compartment or chamber at the bottom of the receptacle when apredetermined number have entered said chute 21.

The me hanism for supporting the coins in the chute 21 includes theswinging lever wheel at is mouned on,

its path after the coin has 52 pivoted at 53 and having a curved arm 54which extends into the chute 21. The lever 52 has at its free end anadjustable weight 55 and is retained for operation against the face ofthe plate 2 by a guide strip 56. It will be obser ed that the weight 55may be adjusted so that it will require predetermined numbers of coinsto raise the lever to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 13. hen thepredetermined number of coins rests upon the curved extension 54 of thelever 52, the lever will move so that the curved extension is positionedout of the path of movement of the coins, and the coins ill bedischarged into the compartment or retainer at the bottom of thereceptacle.

In order to operate the discharge mechanism manually there is provided alever 57 which is pivoted at 58 and has an extension 59 which restsagainst the under side of an operating lever 60. The operating lever 60is pivoted at one end at 61 and extends forwardly through the partiti onplate and terminates at the exterior of the rereptacle in a thumb plate62. The lever 57 has an extension 63 that constitutes an abutment forthe end of the lever 52 holding it in proper position for supporting thecoins in the chute 21. The lever 57 also has an upturned foot 64. theupper. end of which bears against the lever 52. It retractile spring 65normally retains the lever 57 in depressed position, but when theoperating lever 60 is depr=ssed at its forward end, the lever 57 israised. Tie foot 64; engaging .-*ith the lever 52 raises said lever 52so as to discharge the coins. The lever 57 is guided by a guide strip(56 supported on the plate 2.

Upon the plate 2 and at the side of the chute 21 is arranged a gong orhell 67. A spring clapper arm 68 is pivoted on the plate at 69 carryingat one end the clapper or hell hammer '70 and extending at the other endinto the chute 21. A pin abutment 71 arrests the downward movement oithe clapper arm. This arrangement provides audiblemeans for indicat ingthe number of coins passing through the chute 21, the separate coinsdepressing the clapper arm as they pass the extension that protrudesinto the chute. Immediately after the coin has passed, the outer end ofthe clapper arm carrying the bell hammer descends, the spring action ofthe arm permitting the hammer to strike the gong and to reboundinstantly. giving a clear audible indicating tone.

The receptacle is equipped with mechanism for registering fares oradmission tees, other than those capable of being deposited in theregistering mechanism, so that a record may he kept of transfers or thelike on public conveyances. or passes and the like in theaters. Thismechanism is illusthe gong. hen the key lever in detail in Figs. let to16 inclusive, The

mechanism referred to includes a register 72 of known constructioncomprising a series of registering wheels and associated actuating andcarrying mechanism. As the register per 86 is of a commercial type it isunnecessary to describe it in detail, 'suflice it to say that it isactuated from a ratchet and pawl construction. The register is supportedin a frame 7 3 on the inner facevof the front plate of the register andis operated by a key lever 7 extending through the front plate so thatit is accessible from the exterior of the receptacle. The key lever lhas attached to its inner end a bar 7 5 which is connected to the pawlof the register mechanism. The bar 75 is normally drawn forward by aretractile spring 76, so that when the key lever is pushed inwardly thepawl connected to the bar 7 5 is moved a sufiicient distance to rotatethe ratchet for op- V crating the register a single space, the key leverand bar being returned to normal position upon release by the spring 76.V

Coordinated with the register operat ng mechanism is provided means forsounding an audible signal to indicate each reg1stra tion recorded bythe register. nism comprises a gong 77 supported on the back face of thefront plate, which is sounded by a bell hammer 7 8 supported on aflexible bell hammer shank 7 9 secured at 80 to the back face of thefront plate. The means for operating the bell hammer includes a shoulder81 on the rear end of the keylever 7a which operates a lever 82 pivotedat 83. The lever 82 is notched at St, the shoulder 85 at the head of thenotch constituting an abutment arresting the forward movement of the keylever. The lever 82 has an extension 86at its front end whichbears aainst the upper edge of an L -shaped lever 8 pivoted at 88. 'Aretractlle spring-89 tends normally t raise the short arm of the lever87 and to retain it in the position best shown in Fi 14:, thelong arm ofthe lever extending upwardly behind the gong adjacent to the bellhammer. Pivoted near the extremity of the long arm of the lever 87 is arocking lever member 90, the lever member 90 abutting against anabutment 91 formed on the lever. When the hort arm of the lever 87 isdepressed in opposition to the spring 89, upon the inward movement ofthe key lever, the upper arm of the lever member 90 is raised in contactwith a proj ection 92 from the side of the bell'hammer 78, causing thebell hammer shank 79 to be flexed or raised upwardly.- ff he 1 1 1?armof the lever 'inember 90 has moved beyond the bell hammer 7 8 byvirtue of-the flexible character of the shank descends. sounding isreleased This mecha- After the end projection '92, thethe long arm ofthe lever 87 is free to descend, the lever member 90 rocking on itspivot to permit the upper arm thereof to clear the projection on theside of the bell hammer.

I am aware that numerous modifications may be made in the constructionof the embodiment of the invention, and I do not limit myself thereforeto the exact details shown and described, but what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1'. In a coin receptacle, a vertically arranged coin receiving chute, acoin discharge chute disposed at. an angle to said receiving chute, acoin gate normally held by gravity across the coinreceiving chute, adetent en gageable with the coin gate and adapted to lock the same inclosed position, said lock device being operable by coins of apredetermined diameter to unlock the gate and permit the passage of saidcoins from. said receiving chute and unaffected by coins of smallerdiameter, whereby said smaller coins are deflectedto'the dischargechute, a coin retaining chute for receiving coins from the receivingchute that pass through the coin gate, a coin wheel having pockets inits periphery wherein coins pass from the receiving chute intothe'retaining'chute' and whereby said coin wheel is'rotated by gravity,and registering mechanism entrained with said coin wheel.

2. In a coin receptacle, a coin receiving chute, a discharge chute incommunication with the receiving chute, and a coin retaining chute incommunication with said receiving chute, a coin gate: at the juncture ofthe receiving chute with the discharge chute and the retaining chute,comprising a pivoted element extending across the receiving chute andadapted in closed position to defiect coins of one diameter into thedischarge chute, a locking lever for holding the coin gate closed, saidlocking lever being operated by coins of a larger diameter to unlock thegate permitting the same to move out of position across the receivingchute and to discharge said coins of larger diameter into the retainingchute, a coin wheel operated by the coins passing into the retainingchute, and registering mechanism entrained with said coin wheel.

3.'In a device of the character described, a coin chute for conductingcoins to va'place of delivery, a discharge chute diverging from the coinchute for discharging coins of a' smaller size than thoseproperlybelonging in. the coin chute, a pivoted element extending acrossthe coin chute and arranged to di vert into the dischargechute coinssmaller than those properly belonging in the, coinchute, a lock deviceforsaid element preventing operation ofsaid element by said smallercoins'and arranged to be released by coins of the size which properlybelong in the coin chute, a coin wheel below the pivoted elementextending into the coin chute and having pockets in the peripherythereof to receive the coins passing through the coin chute whereby saidwheel will be operated by said coins, and mechanism entrained with saidwheel for indicating the number of coins passing said wheel.

l. In a coin receptacle, a coin receiving chute, a coin retaining chutelocated below the receiving chute, and a discharge chute disposed at anangle to the receiving chute, a coin gate comprising a pivoted m inberextending across the receiving chute and normally held by gravity inclosed position, a locking device engageable with the coin gate normallyretaining the coin gate in closed position, whereby coins of a smallerdiameter are deflected by the coin gate into the discharge chute, saidlocking device being controlled by coins of larger diameter whereby thegate is unlocked permitting the passage of said larger coins into theretaining chute, and a device extending into the retaining chute adaptedto support the coins received therein, said device being operable by theweight of the coins in said retaining chute whereby the coins will bedischarged from the retaining chute when a predetermined number haveaccumulated therein.

5. In a coin receptacle, a coin receiving chute, a coin retaining chutelocated below the receiving chute, and a discharge chute disposed at anangle to the receiving chute, a coin gate comprising a pivoted memberextending across the receiving chute and normally held by gavity inclosed position, a locking device engageable with the coin gate normallyretaining the coin gate in closed position, whereby coins of a smallerdiameter are deflected by the coin gate into the discharge chute, saidlocking device being controlled by coins of larger diameter whereby thegate is unlocked permitting the passage of said larger coins intothe-retaining chute, a device extending into the retaining chute adaptedto support the coins received therein, said device being operable by theweight of the coins in said retaining chute whereby the coins will bedischarged from the retaining chute when a predetermined number haveaccumulated therein, and a manually operated device for discharging thecoins from the retaining chute.

6. In a coin receptacle, the combination with a receiving chute and aretaining chute in connection therewith, of a coin wheel having aplurality of peripheral pockets ex tending into the path of movement ofthe coins from the receiving chute to the retaining chute, registeringmechanism including a drive shaft whereon said coin wheel is mounted, astop device for the coin wheel, said stop device being controlled bycoins of a predetermined diameter, whereby the proper size to permitsuch coin wheel is unlocked from rotation when said coins of apredetermined diameter en ter the receiving chute, and said stop devicebeing unaffected by coins of a smaller diameter retaining the coin wheelagainst rotation except when coins corresponding to the diameter of theperipheral pockets are received in the receiving chute.

7. In a device of the character described, a coin chute arranged toconduct coins of a predetermined size to a place of delivery, adischarge chute diverting from the coin chute for receiving from thecoin chute and discharging coins smaller than those properly belongingin the coin chute, an element extending across the coin chute andarranged to divert from the coin chute into the discharge chute thecoins smaller than those properly belongingin the coin chute, andarranged to be operated by coins of the coins to pass through the coinchute, a lock device for said element preventing operation of saidelement by said smaller coins and arranged to be released by coinsproperly belongmg in the coin chute, and mechanism operated by the coinspassing through the coin chute after said coins pass said element toindicate the number of coins which have passed said element.

8. in a coin receptacle, a vertical coin receiving chute, a deviceconstituting a deflector for smaller coins, a coin gate for largercoins, a discharge chute for receiving the coins deflected by saiddevice ceiving chute, and a retaining chute for receiving the coins fromsaid receiving chute passing through said coin gate, a lock devicepivoted to swing into the receiving chute and controlled by the edgewiseengagement of the coins 01"" larger diameter unlocking the coin gate andpermitting the coins to pass from the receiving chute to the retainingchute, a coin wheel the periphery of which extends below the receivingchute and having peripheral pockets for receiving the coins as they passthrough said coin gate into the retaining chute, means operated with themovement of the coin gate for unlocking the coin wheel, permitting itsrotation, and registering mechanism entrained with the coin wheel.

9. In a device of the character described, a coin chute, a dischargechute in communication with the coin chute for discharging coins of asmaller size than those properly belonging in the coin chute, a gatearranged to divert into the coin chute said smaller coins and to permitpassage through the coin chute of coins of the proper size, a wheelbelow said gate arranged to be operated by the coins in the coin chutethat have passed said gate, a lock for said wheel, connections forreleasing said lock when said gate is operated by the passage of a cointherethrough,

from said reand mechanism actuated by said Wheel for registering thenumber of coins passing said Wheel. 7

10. In a device of the character described, a coin chute for conductingto a place of delivery coins of a predetermined size, a discharge chutediverging from the coin chute for discharging coins of sizes differentfrom the size of coins properly belonging in the coinchute, a device inthe coin chute for diverting into the discharge chute coins of saiddifferent size and arranged to be 0perated by coins of the proper sizeto permit them to pass through said coinchute, a Wheel extending intothe coin chute, and arranged to be operated successively by the coinspassing through said coin chute, a lock device limiting extent oi":movement of said Wheel by the respective coins passing through saidcoinvchute, and connections operable by the coins respectively passingsaid gate to 1'6- lease said lock device and permit said Wheel to beoperated.

11. In a device of the character described,

a coin chute for conducting to a place of discharge coins of a propersize, means for diverting from said chute coins of a size diiferent fromthe size of coins intended to pass through said chute, a Wheel extendinginto the chute and arranged to be moved a 0 definite distance by eachcoin passing through the chute, a device for locking said Wheel-toprevent movement of said Wheel beyond a predetermined extent of movementby anycoin passing through the chute, mech- 35 anism actuated by saidWheel for indicating the number of coins that have passed said Wheel,and a signal device operated by the coins that have passed said Wheel toindicate the fact that the coins have passed the 40 Wheel.

In Witness whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN B. HUDDLE. Witnesses:

N. G. BUTLER, L. C. KINGSLAND.

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